Elastoplastic shear-lag analysis of single-fiber composites and strength prediction of unidirectional multi-fiber composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1327-1335

  Okabe, T ^a   Takeda, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fragmentation; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

SHEAR-LAG ANALYSIS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0036814503     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00170-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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